diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 84b624995..2c6bfa2c1 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ android {
 
 	buildTypes {
 		release {
-			isMinifyEnabled = false
+			proguardFiles(getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro")
 
 			// Set package names used in various XML files
 			resValue("string", "app_id", namespace!!)
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f51b91a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-dontwarn org.commonmark.ext.gfm.strikethrough.Strikethrough